Detection of layer boundaries in wells using multi-electrode resistivity data

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 153, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 175-186

  Weller, A ^a   Furche, M ^a   Schon J H ^b  

^a CLAUSTHAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b JOANNEUM RESEARCH   (Austria)

Author keywords

Borehole geophysics; Electrical resistivity; Layer boundaries; Numerical techniques

Indexed keywords

BOREHOLE GEOPHYSICS; BOUNDARY LAYER; ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY; ELECTRODE; NUMERICAL METHOD;

EID: 0037392905     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-246X.2003.01903.x     Document Type: Article

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